I’d take a FA Cup - League Cup & Europa Conference Cup as a treble at the moment Walt.
It is arguably known that the CL -PL & FA Cup is classed as the main treble though. Just social media doing what they do best in winding fans up.
Keith my mate, you’d take a blow job off a nun if it meant you’d achieved something this season,
as for the treble, Walton is right the Utd treble was invented by Yanited fans because they deemed it better than Liverpool’s original treble which was of course achieved first, and a extra point of oneupmanship to try to goad us with, at the time Yanited were the top dogs and we were languishing around 5th/ 6th in the league and no where near them, bit different now ??
On Saturday we will stretch further ahead of any other British side when we win our Seventh Champions League Title, as of Friday the eve of the match no one yet knows if or who of our injured will make the starting X1,
Signs are good that we could possibly start full strength if everyone comes thru the pre match fitness sessions including Thiago and Fabinho, shame about Divock though, he has sadly played his last game for us, so no magical swan song for the big fella this time round,
I’m fairly confident that both Fabinho and Thiago will start, we may only get 60/65 mins out of them but I’d rather have that than No mins at all, this is where the 5 sub rule benefits most, to have the quality to replace quality without too much disruption to rhythm, say Jürgen starts with Fab, Thiago & Naby, he’d obviously replace Fab with Hendo & Thiago with Milner and leave Naby lad on, then perhaps after 10 replace Naby with Bobby,
I prefer we started with our strongest rather than trying to become stronger as the game ticks by, so I’d be inclined to start with this…………
……..Alisson
Trent Konate Virgil Robbo
Fabinho
Naby lad Thiago
Salah Mane Diaz
Bench; Kelleher, Matip, Kostas, Milner, Hendo, Jota, Bobby, Minamino, Jones, Gomez, Elliot
Joel Matip has been a colossus for us this campaign and Ibou has been immense for us in the CL, we’re unbeaten with Ibou so I’m sticking with the big fella next to our other big fella Virgil, but not ruling out some game time for Joel either, central midfield is key, control this area we have a great chance to grab ol big ears again, they have Modric & Kloos who are for me their string puller’s so nullify them we nullify the supply to Benzema et al,
I’m starting with arguably our best midfield trio to help us build momentum and to keep fluidity, I’d be pressing from the start and not letting them get into any sort of pattern from which they can build, I want us squeezing their 18yard box and applying the pressure and hoping cracks appear early, hopefully leads to a opener, from there we should be in control and dominating for the most part, a two goal HT lead would be ideal but I’ll be happy with a clean sheet,
What we cannot afford to be is too respectful of our opponents,they may have a better CL history than ourselves but ours is f***in damn good too, for me we are the better side both on paper and where it matters on the pitch, and looking at each of the departments we come out on top from Keeper to strikers, only in experience do we fall short but then, this will be our third final in 5 so as far as experience is confident we’re right up there too,
I think as fans collectively we took a bit of a slap in the chops last weekend, as as expected City took it by one single point, and that is the only difference between us and those deemed the best team in the world yet can’t conquer in Europe, but we have conquered in Europe Six f***in times and on the periphery of Seven, just take that in for a second or two, go on, say it, say it out loud, say it out loud sat in your armchair, say it out loud in the queue at Tesco, say it out loud sat having a sh*t, say it out load sat in a fully loaded bus or train and shout it out loud and f***in proud in yer local,
CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2005, 2019….2022?
And on Sunday when Jürgen and the boys do their Victory Parade sing it even louder & Prouder, and show the plastic ‘think they have history’ and ‘We’ll just buy it’ lot what winning and celebrating is all about and what it actually means to everyone associated with this absolutely fantastic institution, the passion, the tears, the happiness, the joy, the elation of being a part of the same unit, where everyone has contributed their part so they can justify the rewards at the end of the day, and that day is Sunday, where everyone is invited to the party, to celebrate for me probably our best ever Season.
Well done Jürgen, Pep, Pete, and all the staff, all the players, the back room heroes, the tea ladies , ground staff etc, Thank You all for a unforgettable Season .
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE